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Joker Marchant Stadium

2015 marks the Tigers 79th season in Lakeland, extending the longest-lasting relationship between a major league baseball team and a current Spring Training host city. The Detroit Tigers began coming to Lakeland for Spring Training in 1934 and have been coming back each year ever since.

The 2015 spring season also marks the club's 50th consecutive season of exhibition play at Joker Marchant Stadium in Tiger Town. Tiger Town is the Spring Training headquarters for the Detroit Tigers and the regular season home of its minor league farm team in the Class A Florida State League, the Lakeland Flying Tigers.

Tiger Town is owned and operated by the City of Lakeland. The City of Lakeland's Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for maintaining the facilities.

Named in honor of the late Joker Marchant, Lakeland's former parks and recreation director, Joker Marchant Stadium was used by the Detroit Tigers for Spring Training for the first time in 1966 at which time it contained seating for 4,900 spectators. Expansion projects undertaken in the early 1970's and the addition of new grandstands in 1988 and further enhancements in 2003 brought the stadium capacity to its current capacity of 8,000 seats. This does not include an estimated 1,000 lawn seats out on the berm.

Dimensions: Left Field - 340 feet
Center Field - 420 feet
Right Field - 340 feet

Parking Information

Parking

In an effort to speed up the parking process the city of Lakeland and Detroit Tigers are offering the opportunity to purchase parking passes in advance.

There are four entrances into the TigerTown complex:

From the east off Lakeland Hills Blvd. onto Kaline Drive

From the north off Granada Street onto Horton Way

From the south off E. Bella Vista Street onto Gilmore Avenue or Lake Drive

Parking Rates*

The city of Lakeland charges the following per game rates:

Cars: $8.00

RV's: $15.00

Buses: $20.00

Season Parking Pass: $136.00

Handicap Parking

Handicap parking is available on the first base side of Joker Marchant Stadium. No special parking pass is required. Fans must have a valid handicap license tag or sticker.

Driving Directions

Tiger Town
2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33805

From Orlando

Take I-4 West towards Tampa to the CR-582 exit, EXIT 33. Turn left onto CR-582 S/N. Socrum Loop Road. Go under the overpass and veer to the right, turning onto SR-33, also known as Lakeland Hills Blvd. Joker Marchant Stadium is located approximately 2 miles on the left hand side of the street.

From Tampa

Take I-4 East towards Orlando to the US-98 S exit, EXIT 32. Turn right onto US 98 S/South Florida Avenue. Turn left at the second traffic light onto Griffin Road. Turn right at the second traffic light onto Lakeland Hills Blvd. Joker Marchant Stadium is located approximately ½ mile on the left hand side of the street.

From the South (Bartow/Mulberry)

From Bartow
Take S. Broadway Ave./US-98 N. approximately 12 miles to Massachusetts Avenue. Turn right on to Massachusetts Avenue/Lakeland Hills Blvd. Joker Marchant Stadium is located approximately 1 ½ miles on the right hand side.

From Mulberry
Take SR-37 N./N. Church Avenue (will turn into S. Florida Avenue) approximately 13 miles. Turn right onto Memorial Blvd. (Stop completely behind the white line at the red light to avoid receiving a traffic citation). Turn left at the first traffic light onto Lakeland Hills Blvd. Joker Marchant Stadium is located approximately 1 mile on the right hand side of the street.

From the East (Winter Haven)

Take 6th Street north to SR-544 West. Make a left onto SR-544 West. Follow SR-544 West 3 miles and make a slight left turn onto US-92 W. Take US-92 approximately 11 miles to Lakeland Hills Blvd. Turn right onto Lakeland Hills Blvd. Joker Marchant Stadium is located approximately 1 mile on the right hand side of the street.

Stadium Policies

The Detroit Tigers and the city of Lakeland are committed to providing a safe and fun ballpark experience. If the following items are discovered at our gates, our security staff with hold them until you exit the park or will ask you to return these items to your vehicle or discard them:

Animals, EXCEPT service animals

The following are the guidelines for the service/comfort animals within the Tigertown facility to include Marchant Stadium.
Service/comfort animals are allowed within the confines of Tigertown and Joker Marchant Stadium, to include all Spring Training games, Florida State League games, practices, special events and any other venues.

All service/comfort animals must be equipped with a collar and leash at all times. They must wear vests or other identifying markings stating that they are registered service/comfort animals.

The owner must possess current credentials certifying that the animal is registered as a service/comfort animal.

The Detroit Tigers and City of Lakeland along with all staff members are held harmless in the event of any incident concerning the service/comfort animal. This hold harmless is concerning, but not limited to, bites or injuries caused by the animal on any patron or employee. The owner of said animal is solely responsible for the actions.

Cans

Coolers

Glass Bottles

Folding Chairs

Large Umbrellas

Weapons of any kind

The following items ARE PERMITTED into Joker Marchant Stadium:

Patrons are permitted to bring food into the Joker Marchant Stadium for individual consumption. Outside catering or food for consumption by groups larger than a single family is not permitted. All permissible food items must be individual servings, wrapped, bagged or contained within a soft-sided container that shall not exceed 16 x 16 x 8. Only sealed plastic water bottles no larger than one liter and childrens single serving juice boxes are permitted. Items not allowed are cans, thermoses, ice chests, glass containers or any other non-collapsible container or object deemed hazardous.